Handle for containers



Sept. 11, 1945. L. s. WITHERSPOON HANDLE FOR CONTAINERS- Fi1ed Dec. 12,1942 2 sneets-spe't 1 A'INVENTORT X ,g

Sept. 11, 1945- L. s. WITHERSFOON HANDLE FOR CONTAINERS Filed Dec. 12,1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR Patented Sept. 11, 1945 -UNLTED SQEAZFES.QEFICEI-F f2; 3s4,71aE" f t mmronconrmnsj L'iHiamSnWit-herspoon,IJowAngeIeo; OaliI. Apnll'cation December 12, 194e," s mi. Halli 8,73914 :01am: (01, 220 -44 This, inyention. relates to handles) for. containse s, nd, the..1iI-i.e. andniorepartictflarly, to a hanm dle capable offunctioning. in, two. positionswith, respect. to a. container, namely,as. a. baiLand as aside handle.

The. novel. handle, is.-, in the nature. of. an immovement over, my.earlier. United. StatesLetters. Pa ent No. ,5 020, issued; May 2.5;.19n.- titled Handle for. containers, Themtesentinvention, contemplatesadual-position; handle for. av container, such, for example, as'a.vacu11m,b0t.- tle, whichis simple oi desi'enwery comnactandextremelyeasy to manipulate. 7

Among the o jects of the. invention. arejthe. pro..- vision .of. ahandle attachment. to. be. employed in onjunct on. with.containerstmaking. it. possible. to, lift. and; carry; a ,containensuchas. a vacuum. bott1e...or. pour thecontentsthereof. from a. pitcher,with a. minimum. of. effort. nd; disoom: fort. by simply, shifting. the.ppsit'ion of'jthe at: tachment from .bail positionto..a..sijdel1andle.posi= tion; to. mtoyide a...hand1e. attachment foruseasl a bail or. asv a. side. positionhancue for a tainer, which. has.a, single pivotal, connection with the said container; to provideahandleattachme t capable of. dual. use .asraflhandle 02 a: ball;

which is, simple. in, desigl'h. easx. to manufacture,

Fig. 351$.aisideelevationwiththe: handle locked? in side positionandshowing. intermediate posi tionofi he handletinbrokenzlinese f Fig, .4;is :a jragmentai'y p rsp ctive of thehandle-lockine mechanismin .theposition shown .in

Eig..5.,is aside. theinyention, with the handle locked bail posi-' tion.and showing the handle in intermediate: position in broken lines,

Fig 631s a similar view to'Fig; 5,witlr-the show-nlocked-inside'position.

handle- 1y connectedilink: I ll'iand-hingedly connected. hens Fig.2.?is: atop: plan of: the handieand hail as shown in Eight);

Referring ,tmthedrawinm. Figs 1,42, 3 audit illustrate: the handle:device-,, wherein; base member; orband. 21 suitably; secured: to.containen' A, suchtaszae vacuumrbottie: onthe'like. as at. 3. Thev base:member? or band-12. supports; a. bracket. mem been. generally indicated.at. preierahl! made of; strap metal, which. comprises: a support: member5, suitably attached tee thebemdzatgi which: supports: a rectangularkeeperrl above; the: top edge; of said band, saidslreeperv having two;pamallel: sides and: parallel; top and bottormwallss. The; side walls;are. provided; with oppositely: disposed;

' horizontally aligned slits.8*, .adjacent-,to: the bot.

tom portion.- thereot. The: top: and: bottomz'walls-a are,- providedwith. oppositely disposed; verticallitalignedi. slits 9 Thepunnosaof;saidxkeeperyandz its. slits 8-1and;&'wil1 shortlm appears. A.link Mk is: pivotedtat one; enctt'o'a side. wall=of-.the-reotan-; gulankeeper as at.v H. and; the; others end is; hingedly; attached touthe.handleaunitt. aswill;

ppear. I I a The handle unit, preferably made. of" suitable: :strapmetal, comprises at grip.- portion; llxyfihdx connected extensions; I3:and Ma. Extension H terminatesin an. eye l5 adapted toibewengagedf.hingedly with link; 10,. so that said: handlemay be movedthroughan;armof: ninety degrees {90} with respecttosaidzlink member'. 1 I 1 Asleeve i6. is. formed-on adatch member]!!- andadapted: to. be: slidablyxpositioned, omextension l4. The latchamembenl1, is-pxovidedzwitm a.downwardlx. depending. portion; 18,., at one. end:

- thereof, which; serves as a finger-hold; therefon. The opposite; endof saiddatch I lrisyadaptedtorbe;

inserted throu h-slits when the :handleis inside;- position with respectto the. container anda through slitsa whem theliandle is-in" bail tion",in order tolock thesaid handle unit against moyementrelatiyetozthezcontainerr. 1

To-.tr.anspo'se the handlefrombaihto side.-posi-; tion; latch; Miszzemovedirom slits 5the handle unitispivotedapproximately.ninety-degreesflm by 'reasontofzthehingeconnection.formedbyj-link; I0 and eye:- terminal l 5; the; pivotally connected;link: I'D and. hingedly; connected handle: unit. are; swung-1downwardly'throughqan. arcof amiloxbmatelyone-hundred eighty d grees;(180?)- to the eleyationof a modified form of position: showm in Fiez.3,..and: latch 11 is; then:

inserted imslitszll,therebylocking; the :handlein;

sidezposition.

To,transposenthe'handleifromside:to bail '120 Si'-.--

tion; latch-J his removed: from: slits .8; the pivotal.-

erably round in cross section and movable up and? down and turntablesidewise in a sleeve member, so as to be capable of movement from'as'ide han dle position on, and extending;.out;from. agcon P si iontainer to which it is attached to a bail above and across the top of the'containerj the r set screw locking the movable member in either of itsoperative positions.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 illustrate the -modification,

wherein the handle unit is illustrated as pref erably U-shaped.The-handle unit consistsof a grip portion and connected extensions 3|and32. It should be statedthat the handleis shown as'U-shaped forpurposes of illustration as it is obvious thatany suitably shaped handlecould beutilizedinstead, one example being shown by-dotted linesadin'Fig. 5 where the extension3l could be omittedw The handle unit isaffixed to the container A through the medium of-a basemember or band33, which is removably fitted around the con tainer and suitablysecuredthereto, as-at 34. i 'The band 33 is'equipped'with'asleeve 35 forslidableand rotatable reception of extension-32. The sleeve 35 isprovided with a threaded bore,'- c'arry5 ing a set screw '36 havingaknurled head-;- The set screw, when-tightenedds adapted to engagea slotprovided in said extension, as at 38and 39, to lock thehandleagainstsliding and/or rotation-when the handle is in a set position. The sideposition slot 38 is formed in the extension 32 spaced'fromthe junctionof grip porti'on'30 and extension'32 on the inner sideof -th'e handleunit.

- Thebail-position slot--39is for'med in extension 32, spaced from thestop pin-40 and diametrically: opposed to slot 38. The radiallyprojecting pin 40 or other suitable stop'means is provided -onthe freeend of extension 32 to pre'vent the said ex-' tension from becomingdisengaged from the sleeve. -If it is desired to transpose the handlefrom side to'bail position, as represented in Fig-.- 5 in full lines,the set screw- 35 is 'disengaged-iromslot'38,

the handle unit f is lifted I and extension 32'slides upwardly throughsleeve'35 to the positionshown respect to the container. By looseningthe" set screw, rotating thehandle through a half circle and depressingthe extension 32-throughrsleeve.35.: the handle unit is transposed frombail-t.position to side' position. as shownin Figs-.t6: and:7.-. 'IIEhe'setscrew isthen registere'd with: slotats'iandi when tightened, lock-sthe handle unitinside position'.

It is obvious that a multiplicity. of slots'm'a'y. be: provided inextension 32 inorder to. facilitate'reg, istry of set screw and slot..Registry' may be sim-f plified by pacing the slots 38 and 39xfromgstop.

pin 40 and the junction of extension 32"anrihan'd grasp 30,respectively; so-that when-sleeve 35con-..: tacts stop 40 or theaforesaid junction. the said;

' set screw is thereby horizontally aligned with the slot position.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in certain detailof embodiment for i1- lustrative purposes, it is not intended that theinvention be limited thereto but that modifications and changes indetails of construction may I connected extensions, one of saidextensions being rotatable about a vertical axis and vertically"r'novable' within and carried by a sleeve carried by .'.:saidcontainer, aniadjustable set screw mounted on said sleeve, and slotsadapted to be engaged by said set screw formed in said extensionadiacentlto'ithe opposite ends thereof and diametrically opposed to oneanother, the slotadjacent to the junction of saidgrip 'portionand' saidextension carried inlsaid' sleeve being provided on the inner. side'offsaid handle.

2. A two-position handle attachment for containers and the likecomprising in combination with a container, a bail and handle unit "withconnected',extensions, a band'embracing the container; a sleeve mounted"on said band and supporting one'extension of said bail and handle unit,said bail and-handle unit being rotatable about a vertical axis andvertically adjustable within said I supporting'sleeve whereby said bailand handle sio'nj when said" bail unit may be adjusted from abailposition over said containe'r toai handle position at the side of said'container, engagement slots in said supported extension I of 1 saidbailand handle unit adjacent to the opposite ends thereof and diametricallyopposed with respect to each other and releasable lockingmeans'supported by said sleeve engagingone of said slots tojsecure rigidlysaid supported extension when said bail and handle unitfis inf the bailposition and engaging. said other slot to secure rigidlysaidsupported'extenv i and handle unit is in the handle position. j j; I j I3; Atwo position"handle 'for containersand the like, com rising, incombinationwitha container, afsleeve mounted on the containenjaibail and1handle unit carriedby aid sleeve and having a firstarm' mountedjin aidsl'eeve for' vertical adjustmenttoeitherj an elevated or alowered posiatable'adjustrnent when in the elev atedpos n; andadapted to be securedin either of said'positicuis, sai'd'first arm h'avinga'secondarmrigidwith respect to said first arm extending laterally, therefrom atthe upper portion and which secondarmis adapted to be swung about toaposition over theupper end of said container when said first arm isinfthe' extreme upper position and said unit is to jbeu'sed as a'bail,and said second arm being adaptedto extend later ally away from saidcontainer fwhensaid first arm.

is, in the lowermost position in saidslee've and -b iii ui-asia fol fi's" ha and releasab1e "locking' i as associated with said sleeve forlocking sa junitfinj eithervtheelevated or glowei'ediposition'"withrespect to saidjsleeve.

Atwo positio'n handle for containers and the .like comprising incombination .with the'cona' supporting sleeve mountedon said conr, abailan'dhandIe unithavin'gifirst portion nioiinted iri said 'sieevjandi emgrotatable b ut i veriip e ie n re in" adiiisiabl'e' in vt supporting sio.:aiL-XiWkd-ild are.

tion and adapted. to constitute a handle portion 10 when said unit is inthe retracted position and said second portion is not in position overthe end of said container, whereby said handle portion may .be used totilt said container, and re- 5 leasable locking means associated withsaid sleeve and engageable with said first portion of said unit wherebythe latter may be secured in either of said two positions, as a bail oras a pouring handle.

LILLIAN S. WITHERSPOON.

